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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mr. Holmes to meet Dr. Knowles?
(a) The abandoned school building.
(b) The library.
(c) The cafe.
(d) The mill.

2. What does Lois do after her father goes to bed?
(a) Sets out breakfast dishes.
(b) Washes clothes.
(c) Watches the moonlight.
(d) Loads her wagon.

3. Who is in the carriage that passes by Mr. Holmes outside the mill?
(a) Lois.
(b) Margret.
(c) Dr. Knowles.
(d) Miss Herne.

4. What type of material is produced at the mill where Margret worked?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Wool.

5. Mr. Holmes knows that he would be ____________ with Margret as his wife.
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Content.
(c) Happy.
(d) Stressed.

6. Who stares at Margret as she reads?
(a) Mr. Howth.
(b) Joey Meldrum.
(c) Mrs. Howth.
(d) Dr. Knowles.

7. How long has Dr. Knowles known Margret?
(a) Five years.
(b) All her life.
(c) A couple of months.
(d) A few days.

8. Who is Lois' father?
(a) Jim Yare.
(b) Joe Dare.
(c) Jacob Yare.
(d) Joe Yare.

9. What is Margret glad that her father cannot see?
(a) Her mother's weary face.
(b) The empty cupboards.
(c) That she and her mother have sold many household items.
(d) The shabbiness of the furniture.

10. Where does Mr. Howth wait for Margret's return home?
(a) The porch.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The den.

11. From what affliction does Margret's father suffer?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Leg deformity.

12. From where has Lois' father returned?
(a) An overseas job.
(b) The navy.
(c) Prison.
(d) The army.

13. What is Mr. Holmes aware of as he sits in his room?
(a) The sound of a nearby train.
(b) Margaret is in an office on the floor beneath him.
(c) His labored breathing.
(d) How quiet the mill is at night.

14. How does Margret get to work this morning?
(a) She walks to town.
(b) Dr. Knowles picks her up in his buggy.
(c) She rides her horse.
(d) Lois gives her a ride.

15. Who is engaged to Mr. Holmes?
(a) Margret.
(b) Miss Herne.
(c) Lois.
(d) Miss Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Chapter 2 begins?

2. Mr. Holmes wonders if it is the right thing to _____________________.

3. In what time period does the book take place?

4. Which of the following is NOT part of Margret's trip to return home?

5. Where does Mr. Holmes live?

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